A/N: Eh, sorry for the long update everyone. I'm still deciding how to let this fanfiction play out, and if anyone has suggestions please tell me! I need them!

A Promise Made On A Sakura Tree

Chapter 2

Time passed quickly for the two separated friends as their lives became somewhat normal. Though the families continued to hate each other, their fighting lessened. Sasuke and Sakura were still forbidden from playing together, and in time they learned to look the other way when they saw each other in public.

With heavy hearts they tried to forget about the other, finding that easier said then done. Years passed, and the two young children grew up and made new friends while attending the shinobi academy. It wasn't until that fateful graduation day that they acknowledged each other.

"And Squad 7 will be Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and Sasuke Uchiha." Iruka concluded as he looked up from a clipboard in his hands. Sakura froze, her hear pumping rapidly. Naruto grinned his usual goofy smile, while Sasuke looked cold and bored. Inside though he could already feel the headache his father was going to give him when word spread. Sakura sat back in her seat feeling deflated.

'I've been dreaming of this moment ever since I could walk, but now that Sasuke-san and I are on a team…I wouldn't be surprised if Father made me quit as a konuichi…' Sakura thought to herself with a muffled sigh.

Ever since they had stopped being friends, Sakura had quit adding 'kun' to Sasuke's name and switched it to 'san'. It seemed more fitting, given the situation. Class ended, and the other students rushed off to meet their new teammates and teachers. Only Squad 7 stayed behind, waiting for their teacher.

"Hey there Sakura-chan!" Naruto said as they sat around. Sakura, whose head had been off in the clouds, blinked when she noticed Naruto was talking to her. She momentarily registered that he called her 'chan', and decided to be nice.

"Oh, hi Naruto-kun." She greeted, glancing at Sasuke. He was ignoring them completely and staring at the door. Naruto caught her glance and frowned.

'Stupid Sasuke-san, always stealing Sakura-chan's attention!' Naruto thought as he glared at the black haired boy. Sasuke felt their stares but said nothing, wishing they'd go away.

"Where the heck is our Sensei? Ugh! That's it, I'm tired of waiting!" Naruto chuckled darkly as he saw chalkboard erasers.

"Naruto-kun, what are you doing? You'll get us in trouble!" Sakura hissed as Naruto set the eraser in-between the door and its frame.

"That's what he gets for being late." Naruto said, as if that justified everything. Sakura was going to reply, but then the door slowly opened and the eraser fell on the head of their sensei. Naruto burst out laughing, but then huffed when he saw the teacher's hair was white. Sasuke sighed in annoyance.

'This is going to be a long day…' He thought with a glare.

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That evening Sakura dragged her feet home in a vain attempt to make the trip longer. When she arrived home, Mr. and Mrs. Haruno were there to greet her.

"My darling little baby is all grown up!" the female shouted as she ran forward and embraced her daughter.

"Tell me, are your new teammates cute?" she laughed in Sakura's ear. Sakura felt her face blush as she tried to laugh along.

"U-Um, well," she started to speak but was cut off by her father.

"What a fine little konuichi you'll be!" he agreed, patting the pink locks on Sakura's head.

"What about those cute teammates?" Mrs. Haruno repeated, her eyes wide with excitement. Sakura's confidence squandered away as her parents stared, waiting for an answer.

"Naruto U-Uzumaki and S-Sasuke Uchiha…" she said quietly, closing her eyes and bracing for impact. The parents remained silent for a solid thirty seconds before bursting out in a fit of rage.

"WHAT? AN UCHIHA!" they started yelling and vowed to force Iruka to switch up the teams. Sakura slipped around them and hurriedly ran to her room.

'It could have been worse.' She reminded herself, not believing that for a moment as she readied for bed.

'Hopefully Sasuke-san's parents took it better…' Sakura covered her ears and fell into an uneasy, restless sleep.

Sasuke walked into his kitchen to find an eerily familiar scene. His mother was washing dishes as usual while his father and Itachi sat at the table.

"Ah, Sasuke! Tell us about your first day as an official Genin!" Itachi moved aside to make room for his younger brother. This was the big moment that Sasuke had secretly been dreading all day.

"My sensei is Kakashi Hatake," Sasuke replied in his toneless voice.

"How nice!" his mother stopped washing the dishes and turned to talk to the family. She shot Mr. Uchiha a look.

"And what about your teammates? Are they any good?" his father asked reluctantly, glancing at his wife wearily.

"Hn, if you consider Naruto Uzumaki or Sakura Haruno good, then yes." Sasuke tried not to flinch as his father started letting out a stream of swear words. Itachi went over to comfort their mother, who was shaking with anger.

"I'll be in my room resting for tomorrow's mission." Sasuke stood up and went to his room without supper. As he lay down to try and sleep that night, his parent's voices could be heard calling Iruka and trying to get a teammate change.

From the sounds of things, it wasn't going so well. Sasuke tried covering his face with a pillow but found sleep nearly impossible.

A/N: Sorry, I know this was short. But I just wanted to add to the tension between the families in order to make the next chapter more dramatic. Thanks to everyone who added this fanfic to their alert subscription, it really made me happy to see that!